I found this through my Twitter stream and thought it was apropos for women in business. If you or your boss does not yet have a social media plan in place, now is a good time to get one started. Too overwhelming? Start simple. Too confusing? Ask a trusted advisor. Too hard? Hire out. Click to view the moving counter: … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Is your business Opaque or Transparent?
News of yet another possible meltdown on Wall Street in the U.S. is enough to make me yell 'oh my gosh!' And ask the question: why can't businesses realize that transparency is the preferred dressing and not opacity? In the art world, where I live some of my time, there is an easy test for transparency that I've used in teaching beginning painting students...it works for … [Read more...]
The Power of Persistence
Is there some connection you’ve been nursing along for quite a while? For so long, in fact, that the original professional objective, perhaps a long shot to begin with, is starting to look like more fantasy than reality? As a coach specializing in goal setting I’m called on daily to encourage optimism. The notion that stating your goal and going for it puts you on the … [Read more...]
Why Can’t We Just Be Ourselves?
Sometimes I think we can make things much more complicated than they really are. We analyze and dissect and re-analyze our behavior and the implications of our behavior until we forget our original intention. I could be wrong here, but I think we, as women, especially professional women, expend a great deal of energy second guessing ourselves. Do you find that’s true for … [Read more...]
3 Simple Ways to get RESULTS at your next event
Event marketing is hardly a sure thing for attracting new referrals and new business. You may be able to get the crowds through the door, but what are they there for? Even with its challenges, however, event marketing is still one of the best ways to gather potentially interested individuals for a specific purpose - the scheduled event. But there are three simple things … [Read more...]
Greet Like a Ginsu – Part Two
Post by Frances Cole Jones, contributing Women On Business writer If you missed Part One of this post, you can read it here -- Greet Like a Ginsu - Part One. In my last post I talked about ensuring your physical space is clean and welcoming. It’s also important to be very clear with the people manning these areas about personal items displayed, dress code, hold music, and … [Read more...]
Leadership Work vs. “Women’s Work”
The balance score card to measures a society is graded by how its leaders set policy for caring; for children, the sick, the elderly, and the poor. If I were asked to grade our country I’m saddened to say the marks would not get us into Harvard. What is missing? For me it boils down to the relationship aspect of how we care for each other. Remember the name of Hilary … [Read more...]
Getting Over the Procrastination Hump
What is it that causes us to put things off we know we should do? Is there a psychology to procrastination? Is there a cure? I took a trip inside Psychology Today to learn there really is an art and science to procrastination: Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. It's not trivial, although as a culture we don't take it seriously as a … [Read more...]
On-line Groups and “Discussions”
Are you, like me, sick of on-line “discussions” that are promotions? Books, videos, webinars, classes, insurance products, resume services, MLM opportunities, training programs, conferences – you name it and you will find it posted as a discussion topic. The idea for a discussion forum by social networks such as LinkedIn was just that – providing an opportunity to post … [Read more...]
Have you ever considered that place between Prosperity and Success?
Semantics can be defined as the study of meanings, or the science and study of meaning in language. I think there is importance to paying attention to the meanings of words and how that applies to our businesses and how we see our businesses. Here's an exercise in semantics. Ask yourself: do you work for success as an end-all or do you see your business as a means or tool … [Read more...]